Detroit’s West Side: Detroit Fire’s Engine 53 responded to the 20000 block of Oakfield early this afternoon on reports of a vehicle fire. The call was quickly upgraded to a Box Alarm, dwelling fire, for the 4th Battalion of the DFD.

Firefighters found the vehicle fire had extended to a vacant dwelling and the first company on the scene, Engine 53, made a fast attack on the blaze.

Subsequent searches found weapons in the basement of the dwelling and a body burned beyond recognition inside the vehicle.

Officer’s from the 8th Precinct and arson were dispatched to the scene.

Family Finds Body Of Missing 20 Year Old

Detroit’s West Side: A body found on the roof of a vacant dwelling today is reportedly a missing 20 year old Detroit man, Drevon Johnson.

Mr Johnson had been missing since December 16th 2018.

Detroit Police were called to the vacant dwelling in the 15700 block of Lesure early in the afternoon of January 17, 2019. Mr Johnson’s family made the discovery while searching vacant houses in the neighborhood.

Lesure St On Detroit’s West Side

Mr Johnson lived on the same street his body was found on and amazingly, was found in the last place he was seen. A friend of Johnson told his family members she heard shots coming from the house Mr Johnson was in, but never investigated.

Unable to reach or remove Mr Johnson’s body, the Detroit Police Department asked the Detroit Fire Department to assist in its recovery.

Detroit Fire’s 4th Battalion Chief 4, Ladder Truck 25 and Squad 1 were dispatched and Ladder 25 used its aerial platform to remove the young man’s body from the roof.

A cause of death has not been determined and the Detroit Police are investigating.

MSP’s Trooper 2 Nabs Another One

Detroit’s West Side – January 5, 2019: Michigan State Police Flying Blue Goose Trooper 2 assists Detroit PD’s 8th Precinct in the apprehension of a home invasion suspect in the area of Greenview & Pembroke, Detroit’s west side.

He thought he could hide from the evil eye in the sky…but, well, nnnope.

Off he goes to the DDC for a cheese sandwich and a juicy-juice.

Another great job by Trooper Two over the city of Detroit. Another bad guy off the streets. https://t.co/v8n4k3MR18

12th Precinct officers were dispatched to reports of a shooting on 8 Mile & Wyoming. Arriving officers discovered the victim, a 36 year old male and described as a father of 5, in the parking lot of Bottom’s Up Party Store @ Cherrylawn & 8 Mile.

The man was inside the party store purchasing lottery tickets, left and was confronted by two masked assailants when he was shot multiple times.

The 2 suspects left in what is described as a black Dodge Charger or Chrysler 300. No further information is available.

Detroit EMS Medic 17 responded and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.

Woman Shot On Detroit’s West Side

Update 9:05PM: This is a non-fatal shooting. DPD evidence technicians have been dispatched to the shooting scene on Petoskey.

Detroit’s West Side: Detroit Police’s 10th Precinct had a shooting victim show up on their doorstep Thursday evening. An unidentified female was brought to the precinct @ 12000 Livernois at around 5:43pm Thursday evening.

Dispatch audio suggests the female suffered a gunshot wound to the chest.